required report public distribution date 10 16 2006 gain number ja6523 japan frozen potato products annual commodity approved by michael conlon director agricultural trade office prepared masayuki alex otsuka specialist ato tokyo highlights s imports of increased around 12 percent in 2005 06 july june from 267 895 metric tons mt 2004 05 to 299 327 due the recovery japanese economy and corresponding increase sales food service industry us exports potatoes 13 6 previous year because improving strong major fast chains includes psd changes yes matrix ja2 ja table contents executive summary 2 production 3 retail packaged using domestic & total import quantity 4 example non fry 5 policy rate duty marketing price ps&d supply 7
